Who makes the higher HP HST utility tractor?

[GManBart]

Does anybody make a power shuttle in an Ag tractor that doesn't have a clutch pedal? My Case 580 Super M backhoe has a power shuttle tranny with no clutch pedal at all. It has a F-N-R lever on the column, a 4sp transmission stick shift with a clutch button, and the loader control also has a clutch button. You can put it in gear, move right up to something, step on the brakes to hold position and not stall the engine. The only time you use the clutch button is when you're shifting transmission gears, or when you want to stop moving to increase the engine RPM for faster loader cycle times.

My guess is that it would simply increase the cost of an Ag tractor to the point sales would suffer, but it's so close to an HST in actual use that you can barely tell the difference....really a lever versus a pedal for direction changes. About the only thing I see that makes a measurable difference is that you really need to nearly come to a stop before switching between F and R or you can risk snapping an axle....it's a pretty abrupt change. That might make an HST a touch faster over a whole day, but not much.

 

[LD1]

Not sure on the case, but on the old fords, the "power reverser" was simply a torque converter driving the trans instead of a clutch. Under hard use they do build lots of heat, and arent as efficient as connecting the engine to the trans via a clutch.

 

[jenkinsph]

New Holland's TV6070 is the highest horse power tractor that I have read about with a hydrostatic transmission. It combines 8 range gears with a hydrostatic transmission in a fwd articulated tractor.

TractorData.com New Holland TV6 tractor information

 

[daugen]

New Holland's TV6070 is the highest horse power tractor that I have read about with a hydrostatic transmission. It combines 8 range gears with a hydrostatic transmission in a fwd articulated tractor.

TractorData.com New Holland TV67 tractor information

Bingo, you win the prize. 15,000 pound tractor, that should take care of most of us....
Must be seriously expensive
But the tech is there, so what Agco company makes that transmission?

 

[Turbys_1700]

Bingo, you win the prize. 15,000 pound tractor, that should take care of most of us....
Must be seriously expensive
But the tech is there, so what Agco company makes that transmission?

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On Tractor House 54 units are listed for the TV6070...
Prices range from 48K-130K...
The one listed for 48K has over 5K hours on it...
Most units are in the 85K-100K range...

 

[daugen]

and it's interesting to see the range of mph per gear. Must be set up for row crop farming, pretty fast in first speed; no granny gear here, so it's a bit big for the OP's question about utility tractors.
But if one appeared near my barn with the keys in it, well....

 

[JerryK]

And, it is bi-directional. A fellow down the road had [ before his d-i-v-o-r-c-e ] a variant of one of these, think it was closer to 100hp. The operator station rotates 180 degrees inside the cab so he can turn around and drive either way. I used to drool every time he drove it past my property.... [ now I drool everytime his pretty young girlfriend drives past.. ]

 

[daugen]

And, it is bi-directional. The operator station rotates 180 degrees inside the cab so he can turn around and drive either way.

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now isn't that interesting... considering I have a fused neck and can't turn my head easily, plus it hurts. So boy would that be neat to be able to just spin around. I wonder if they allow the seat to be moving while the tractor is moving...yet another interlock.

A 100hp 3 to 4 ton hydrostatic tractor with a power 360 seat. Where do I sign up?

 

[JerryK]

And, it is bi-directional. The operator station rotates 180 degrees inside the cab so he can turn around and drive either way.

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now isn't that interesting... considering I have a fused neck and can't turn my head easily, plus it hurts. So boy would that be neat to be able to just spin around. I wonder if they allow the seat to be moving while the tractor is moving...yet another interlock.

A 100hp 3 to 4 ton hydrostatic tractor with a power 360 seat. Where do I sign up?

If you are buying one, and can get a deal on two... I have a birthday coming up. Let me know, I will arrange to have it picked up ANYTIME....!!!!!!! [ and THANKS..!!!! ] [ ] [ hate to bust your bubble, but I think it is ONLY a 180 degree seat/steering wheel/controls thing ... sorry. You could probably get them to install REAL LONG hoses and wires though... Then you could spin around for awhile.... ]

 

[jenkinsph]

If you are buying one, and can get a deal on two... I have a birthday coming up. Let me know, I will arrange to have it picked up ANYTIME....!!!!!!! [ and THANKS..!!!! ] [ ] [ hate to bust your bubble, but I think it is ONLY a 180 degree seat/steering wheel/controls thing ... sorry. You could probably get them to install REAL LONG hoses and wires though... Then you could spin around for awhile.... ]

The operator station turns 210 degrees on the NH.